Venus Anadyomene

Henri Fantin-Latour

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a drawing titled "Venus Anadyomene" by Henri Fantin-Latour. The drawing is in black and white. The central figure is a nude woman standing in water with one arm raised above her head and the other holding her wet hair. Behind her is another figure, also wet. The woman is surrounded by 6 small children. To the left of the woman are 2 other figures. At the top left of the image, a small child is depicted flying. The drawing style is detailed and realistic with shading and texture. The background is dark and appears to be water. The image has a signature in the bottom right corner. There is a small sketch of a woman's head in the bottom left corner. The overall tone of the image is mythological and dreamlike.